New Generation Mercedes CLS Debuts at Goodwood Festival
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SUSSEX, England - June 28, 2014: The second day of track action at the
22nd running of the Goodwood Festival of Speed saw some of the rarest
Mercedes-Benz models ever created being unleashed as well as the global
public debut of the latest addition to the current range – the new
generation CLS-Class.

On the Goodwood Hill, the Silver Arrows in the form of the W 125, the W
165 R, the W 165 R Streamliner and a more contemporary Silver Arrow, a
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One car from 2012 proved to be crowd
favourites. For sheer drama, the epically loud (and very orange) SLS AMG
GT3 S proved difficult to beat while the beautiful 300 SLS took on the
Hill.

Away from the track, the Mercedes-Benz Exhibition stand proved a hit,
with visitors being able to get up close to modern road and race cars from
Mercedes-Benz as well as experiencing the sensation of lapping Silverstone
in the current MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS W05 formula one car via Oculus Rift
devices. Drivers extending back through 120 years of motorsport
participation were celebrated in a display running the length of the
Exhibition stand.

2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting
Brake (estate car-station wagon)

One of the highlights of the day was the arrival of the new generation
CLS-Class – featuring a fresh new look, new technologies, new engines
and, for the first time, a nine-speed gearbox.

A parade made up of the new generation CLS-Class took to the Goodwood
Hill to give the estimated 50,000 people attending, a glimpse of the new
car – the first right-hand drive examples of which arrive in the UK
in September.

Tomorrow at Goodwood Lewis Hamilton is set to make an appearance –
meeting fans and driving a MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One car.